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this_o title_n a_o parallel_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o contingent_a line_n draw_v over_o our_o liturgy_n for_o he_o profess_v he_o do_v not_o write_v against_o that_o etc._n that_o the_o protestation_n protest_v be_v mistake_v that_o call_v it_o a_o parallel_n between_o the_o english_a liturgy_n and_o the_o mass_n book_n for_o it_o be_v the_o scottish_a etc._n etc._n yet_o i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o i_o shall_v even_o by_o this_o find_v out_o the_o right_a meridian_n of_o god_n pure_a worship_n without_o incline_v to_o the_o east_n of_o innovation_n or_o decline_v to_o the_o west_n the_o night_n of_o superstition_n the_o whole_a book_n i_o will_v reduce_v to_o three_o head_n 1._o something_o be_v that_o seem_v to_o make_v against_o our_o liturgy_n 2._o something_o be_v that_o make_v for_o it_o 3._o some_o gross_a error_n and_o abuse_n discover_v i_o shall_v answer_v and_o clear_v the_o first_o sort_n of_o thing_n take_v the_o benefit_n or_o advantage_n 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turner_n will_v have_v his_o insert_v in_o stead_n of_o that_o which_o be_v draw_v up_o by_o a_o council_n 24._o pag._n 24._o for_o the_o predication_n as_o he_o call_v it_o or_o sermon_n i_o think_v none_o can_v speak_v against_o it_o but_o shelford_n and_o bird_n of_o the_o same_o feather_n that_o common_o sing_v the_o same_o note_n too_o thus_o i_o have_v do_v with_o that_o which_o seem_v to_o make_v against_o our_o liturgy_n which_o perhaps_o the_o author_n do_v not_o intend_v to_o such_o a_o purpose_n for_o in_o other_o part_n of_o his_o book_n he_o have_v be_v a_o good_a compurgator_n as_o i_o shall_v observe_v in_o the_o second_o place_n his_o whole_a book_n i_o may_v style_v a_o perfect_a glass_n in_o which_o we_o may_v see_v how_o clean_o the_o face_n of_o our_o liturgy_n be_v wash_v from_o all_o popish_a superstition_n how_o decent_o dress_v 6._o pag._n 6._o we_o may_v see_v to_o use_v his_o own_o word_n how_o that_o black_a body_n that_o most_o misty_a and_o dark_a piece_n 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